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Clostridioides difficile
Synonym(s): Clostridium difficile
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Class: Clostridia.
- Order: Clostridiales.
- Family: Peptostreptococcaceae.
- Genus: Clostridioides.
- Species: difficile.
Etymology
- Greek: Kloster - spindle.
- Latin: difficile - difficult; refers to the unusual difficulty encountered in its isolation and study.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Causes antibiotic-induced enterocolitis in humans, hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits (rats and mice are not affected).
- Causes diarrhea (not associated with antibiotics) in dogs, pigs and foals.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Hara-Kudo Y, Morishita Y, Nagaoka Y et al (1996) Incidence of diarrhea with antibiotics and the increase of clostridia in rabbits. J Vet Med Sci 58 (12), 1181-1185 PubMed.